If you were alive

intro

I was on the ropes.

I was out of hope.

Close to suicide.

I thought what’s the use.

If I live or die.

Verse

 a voice spoke up behind me.

and said why don’t we see.

he stepped up and took my hand.

and said come follow me.

Chorus

He said, if you were alive, if you were alive.

People would lead different lives.

Verse

He took me to the graveyard.

And showed me a headstone.

He said your friend Billy died.

You never drove him home.

Chorus

 He said, if you were alive, if you were alive.

Billy would never have died.

Verse

We walked on to a tavern.

My wife was tending bar.

He said she never met you.

It wasn’t in the cards.

Chorus

He said, if you were alive, if you were alive.

Sheila would be by your side.

Verse

We stopped off at the high school.

Looked at the trophy case.

There was no state championship.

They only took third place.

Chorus

He said, if you were alive, if you were alive.

There’d be a trophy inside.

Outro

I was on the ropes.

I was out of hope.

Close to suicide.

I thought what’s the use.

If I live or die.

Tag

What’s the use if I live or die.